Articles of Association
§1. Name of the association
The name of the association is: The association "Man first"
§2. The association's registered office
2.1: The association is nationwide and has its registered office in Middelfart Municipality.
2.2: The association's address is with the chairman in office at any given time.
§3: The association's purpose
3.1: The purpose of the association is to support and promote interest in:
a) Retreats, especially silent retreats.
b) Home folk high schools, i.e. events where topics of existential, spiritual or
psychological character is presented and considered in joint conversation.
c) Meditation groups, where you meditate regularly together and partly investigate
different forms of meditation together, partly helping each other to
Meditation.
3.2: Whether an event meets the requirements of receiving financial support in accordance with the association's purpose as described in §3.1 is solely decided by the association's board. As a general rule, no denomination or political/ideological orientation is excluded in advance, just as no denomination or political/ideological orientation is approved in advance.
§4: Membership
4.1: Everyone with an interest in the association's purpose has the right to membership of the association, cf. §3.1
4.2: Institutions, organisations and companies can be admitted as members without voting rights.
4.3: Membership is valid for one year at a time.
4.4: The board may choose to exclude a member if the board finds that the member does not support the association's purpose and work.
§5. Contingent
The annual membership fee is determined at the annual general meeting.
§6. General assembly
6.1: The general meeting is the association's highest authority.
6.2: The general meeting must be held once a year no later than the end of April.
6.3: Notice of the general meeting must be given in writing or by email to the association's members with at least 4 weeks' notice.
6.4: Proposals that are to be considered at the general meeting must be received by the chairman no later than 14 days before the general meeting.
6.5: A simple majority of the votes cast at the general meeting is required for voting. In the event of a tie, the proposal lapses.
6.6: In order to have the right to vote, the current year's membership fee must be paid before the general meeting.
6.7: Voting is by show of hands, unless a written vote of at least 2 members is required.
6.8: Amendments to the articles of association can only be adopted by a 2/3 majority.
6.9: The general meeting must have at least the following agenda:
1. Election of chairman.
2. Election of minutes.
3. Election of vote counter.
4. The board's report by the chairman.
5. Presentation of accounts and approval of budget.
6. Determination of annual membership fees.
7. Proposals received.
8. Open conversation about
a) what "Man First" means;
b) experiences from this year's retreats, home colleges and meditation groups
9. Election to the Board of Directors.
10. Election of alternates to the Board of Directors.
11. Election of external auditor.
12. Election of internal auditor.
13. Possibly.
§7. Extraordinary General Meeting
An extraordinary general meeting is held when the board finds occasion to do so, or after a written request to do so from at least 1/4 of the association's members. An extraordinary general meeting is held no later than 6 weeks after the motivated agenda has been received by the chairman.
§8. The association's board
8.1: The association's board manages the association's affairs between the general meetings.
8.2: The association's board consists of at least 5 members, each of whom has one vote. In addition, 2 alternates are elected.
8.3: No later than 14 days after new election to the Board of Directors, a constituent meeting is held, at which the Board of Directors elects a Chairman, Vice Chairman and Treasurer from among its members. All positions of trust are valid until the next general meeting.
8.4: The association's board is elected by the general meeting for two years at a time. However, the first time 3 members are elected for 2 years, and 2 members for 1 year. Alternates are elected by the general meeting for one year at a time.
8.5: Decisions are taken by simple majority. In the event of a tie, the chairman's vote is decisive.
8.6: The Board of Directors may set up committees and determine their terms of reference, and it may supplement itself with unelected participants, however, so that the unelected participants do not have the right to vote at the Board meetings.
8.7: In the event of disqualification regarding finances, personally involved parties do not have the right to vote.
§9. Economy
The association's activities are financially supported by membership fees, municipal grants, gifts, public and private foundations, sponsorships from companies and fundraising, and the like.
§10. Account
10.1: The association's financial year runs from 1 January to 31 December. (The first financial year runs from the founding general meeting until 31/12 of the current year.)
10.2: The accounts are audited by an auditor elected by the general meeting.
10.3: The association is only liable for its obligations with the assets belonging to the association. The association's board, chairman, employees or members are not personally liable, except for public subsidies.
10.4: The association is subscribed for by the association's chairman and treasurer. In the event of one of the absences, the Vice-President steps in.
§11. Termination of the association
In the event of the dissolution of the association, which is to be decided at a general meeting, the association's net assets are transferred to related non-profit purposes, which are decided on the same occasion.
Adopted at the founding general meeting
Brenderup, 4/2 2020
Board:
Henning Thomsen
Lotte Pedersen
Anne Mette Højland
Bin Guo Forest
Lars Højland
